The Anvil similes, the Hammer never does

Found an article:
Smile: You Are About to Lose. A surprising clue to who will win a fight
By Piercarlo Valdesolo

The posed stare-down is a staple of the pre-fight ritual. Two fighters, one day removed from attempting to beat the memories from each other, stand impossibly close, raise their clenched fists and fix their gaze on the other's eyes as cameras click away. This has always seemed little more than a vehicle for media hype, but new research from psychologists at the University of Illinois suggests that there may be clues in this bit of theatre that predict the results of the fight to come.

Specifically, the researchers hypothesized that there's something about the fighters' facial expressions in this standoff that reveal the competitive dynamics between them. A subtle, and perhaps unintentional, communication of submission from one fighter to the other. A recognition of the opponent's power. The smile.
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source: http://www.scientificamerican.com/ar...-about-to-lose

And dear god, the misspelling of the title of this thread is misleading.

not my intent. but propably there.

Originally Posted by Tranquil Suit

@OP: any comments of your own on this? (Before it gets moved to Trollshido due to lack of)

I thought it to be interesting, and at least to me, it was new information. It could help to understand the outcome of fights. Surely not in every possible way, but at least in the way of communication/signs before the fight. Something like that.

and againg, YES, the title is shitty, I tried and failed miserably. Still nice article, anyway.